Climate Change
NZ hosts day of climate protests
Climate change protests will be held in 35 locations around the country this weekend, as part of global action to apply pressure on leaders taking part in the Paris Climate talks.
Climate change: Backing up the trucks
OPINION: Transporter Mainfreight aims to live by the mottos on its trucks, one of which is: "If we take care of the earth, it will take care of us."
New study shows reality of runaway ice loss in Antarctica
A new study suggests it only takes a very small amount of climate change for Antarctic glaciers to thin at a rapid rate. Audio
Tea bag science
Tea bags containing red and green tea leaves have been buried in the soil for three months, to give insights into tussock grassland ecosystems and how they are being affected by climate change Audio
Tea bag science
Tea bags containing red and green tea leaves have been buried in the soil for three months, to give insights into tussock grassland ecosystems and how they are being affected by climate change
Audio'This issue will define my generation'
A group of young New Zealand is heading to Paris as part of the official Youth Delegation to observe the UN climate talks. Video, Audio
'This issue will define my generation'
A group of young New Zealand is heading to Paris as part of the official Youth Delegation to observe the UN climate talks.
Video, AudioClimate change: Home front action is crucial
OPINION: There has been a sea change in attitudes to climate change in the past couple of years, especially amongst business leaders.
2015 likely to be warmest on record - UN weather body
Global average temperatures in 2015 are likely to be the warmest on record, with this year's temperatures running 'well above' any previous 12-month period.
Climate change: Trickle-up effect kicking in
OPINION: The New Zealand arm of international climate group 350.org is hopeful the Paris climate change talks will spark progress.
Toby and Toby on crunch time in Paris at COP21
OPINION: The Tobys on the Paris climate change talks, cow farts and why it's time to swim or sink.
Climate change: how can we effect a sea change
OPINION: The Paris climate talks are a chance to address a most pressing challenge, says Volker Kuntzsch, the chief executive of fishing company Sanford.
The Great Barrier Reef: A human history
The Great Barrier Reef, according to Sydney University historian Iain McCalman, is so vast the only people able to fully grasp its scale are astronauts. The reef's network of hundreds of islands and… Audio
Climate change: People power will save the planet
OPINION: In the first in a series of articles in the lead-up to the climate talks in Paris, Greenpeace's Russel Norman tells us why we must look after the planet.
Rising sea levels could affect freshwater
Rising sea levels could reduce the availability of freshwater in some parts of the country, particularly in Wellington, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says.
Sea levels 'not a matter of speculation'
There is no room for speculation about rising sea levels when you're standing up to your knees in water in your back yard, says Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull. Audio
Could the Paris attacks derail COP21?
Power Play - Could last week's terrorist attacks in Paris derail the major climate change talks due to be held in the city in less than two weeks time?
Sea levels 'like an unfolding red zone'
The impact of rising sea levels on communities is "like a slowly unfolding red zone", according to Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Jan Wright. Audio
NZ urged to act on rising sea levels
At least 9000 buildings across coastal New Zealand have been flagged as being at risk of rising sea levels. Could your home be one of them?
Our Own Odysseys: Cycling Story-Collector Pt 2
Graduating from Harvard in May 2014 with a B.A. in Folklore & Mythology, Devi Lockwood has been on her bike travelling around the Pacific collecting stories about water and climate change - she… Audio
